diff --git a/charts/xrd-vrouter/Chart.yaml b/charts/xrd-vrouter/Chart.yaml
index 1828bf1..a9e8985 100644
--- a/charts/xrd-vrouter/Chart.yaml
+++ b/charts/xrd-vrouter/Chart.yaml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ keywords:
  - xrd
 sources:
  - https://github.com/ios-xr/xrd-helm
-version: 2.0.0-beta.0
+version: 2.0.0-beta.1
 dependencies:
 - name: xrd-common
   version: 1.1.0-beta.2
diff --git a/charts/xrd-vrouter/templates/statefulset.yaml b/charts/xrd-vrouter/templates/statefulset.yaml
index 2efef7e..ee4a95d 100644
--- a/charts/xrd-vrouter/templates/statefulset.yaml
+++ b/charts/xrd-vrouter/templates/statefulset.yaml
@@ -53,6 +53,11 @@ Construct the resources including the default if that resource wasn't specified.
 {{- $hugepageMb := include "xrd.toMiB" $hugepageSize }}
 {{- $_ := set $env "XR_VROUTER_DP_HUGEPAGE_MB" $hugepageMb  }}
 
+{{- /* Generate PROFILE env var */}}
+{{- if .Values.profile }}
+  {{- $_ := set $env "XR_VROUTER_PROFILE" .Values.profile }}
+{{- end }}
+
 {{- /* Generate CPU env vars */}}
 {{- if .Values.cpu }}
   {{- with .Values.cpu}}
diff --git a/charts/xrd-vrouter/values.schema.json b/charts/xrd-vrouter/values.schema.json
index febe14c..8fed692 100644
--- a/charts/xrd-vrouter/values.schema.json
+++ b/charts/xrd-vrouter/values.schema.json
@@ -338,6 +338,14 @@
         "additionalProperties": false
       }
     },
+    "profile": {
+      "description": "XRd vRouter profile",
+      "type": "string",
+      "enum": [
+        "vpe",
+        "vrr"
+      ]
+    },
     "runtimeClassName": {
       "description": "Runtime Class name for the XRd pod",
       "type": "string"
diff --git a/charts/xrd-vrouter/values.yaml b/charts/xrd-vrouter/values.yaml
index 7c1a854..f9f38cf 100644
--- a/charts/xrd-vrouter/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/xrd-vrouter/values.yaml
@@ -256,6 +256,14 @@ mgmtInterfaces: []
 # Refer to https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/containers/runtime-class/.
 #runtimeClassName: "performance-cisco-ios-xr"
 
+# vRouter profile. Valid options:
+#   - "vpe": for cloud router use cases
+#   - "vrr": for virtual route reflector use cases.
+# The choice of profile determines the way in which XRd uses available CPU
+# cores, so that the usage is suitable for the specified use case. If no option
+# is given, XRd uses the "vpe" profile.
+#profile: "vpe"
+
 # CPU settings.
 cpu: {}
   # Specify the cpusets for XRd to use for the control-plane and the dataplane.